CBC News Network’s IAN HANOMANSING speaks with Dr Charlotte Yong-Hing about AI breast cancer screening

Advocacy In Action Ahead of the upcoming Estimates process in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, the BCRS met with Dr. Anna Kindy, BC Health Critic, to ensure our priorities are clearly understood before detailed budget review begins. This timing matters. Engaging in advance of Estimates allows us to frame the pressures facing Radiologists before…

Advocacy in Action BCRS President, Dr. Brenda Farnquist, featured in Code Blue, a documentary on the wait time crisis in BC. 

Prior to the Health Estimates on Thursday April. 27th with the Minister of Health, the BCRS updated BC Liberal health critic Shirley Bond on our 4 key points.  Shirley Bond advanced all 4 key points in the legislature. You can view the transcript here. The BCRS is disappointed that the Minister of Health continues to focus on a few select positive numbers and…

Advocacy In Action Today we discussed the urgent radiologist workforce shortage in BC, including barriers faced by internationally trained specialists, licensing and credentialing delays, and the need for more streamlined pathways to practice already used in other provinces. We appreciate MLA Dhir’s engagement and look forward to continuing the conversation on solutions to improve patient…

Wait times for breast imaging at health authority sites are already out of control. If CICs which do breast imaging reduce services or close, it will be a complete disaster. There is high risk of this unless urgent action is taken.For many months now, we have been calling on the government to take urgent action…

Advocacy In Action Dr. Wan Wan Yap and Amy Smith recently met with Jason Craig, Knowledge Lead, and Andrea Burton, CEO of the Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia, to discuss the proposed scope of practice change that would allow physiotherapists to order diagnostic medical imaging. The BCRS shared key concerns related to ongoing radiologist shortages,…